Philippines Tourist Spots: WHITE SAND BAR OF MANJUYOD

·   Depart Dumaguete for Manjuyod an hour and a half travel.

·   Cruise to Campuyo White Sandbar.  A narrow seven kilometer strip of white sand beach located in the middle of Bais Bay. The area is visible only during low tide and disappears at high tide.

·   Lunch at Campuyo White Sandbar.  The pristine 7 km Sandbar caps an exhilarating morning, where you can swim and snorkel in its clear blue waters or just laze around the fine white sand beach.

·   Activities at your choices ;

o Swimming at sandbar

o Snorkeling at nearby reefs

o Scuba – diving at nearby reefs

o Cruise through Talabong Mangrove Forest. A 400-hectare protected mangrove in Bais form dense thickets which serves as natural habitat of several important wetland wildlife such as the endemic Philippine mallards or wild ducks, various species of herons or egrets including the migratory giant heron from Australia.

GETTING THERE . . .

POINT OF ORIGIN – Dumaguete City

DESTINATION’S LOCATION – Manjuyod, Negros Oriental

DISTANCE –48 kms from Dumaguete City

MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

·   By bus.   In Dumaguete, check Ceres Bus Terminal northbound bus at    Calindagan  Dumaguete City, Tel. No. 035 225 – 9030.

·          Departs every 30 mins daily

PhP           Dumaguete – Manjuyod Airconditioned

        PhP           Dumaguete – Manjuyod  Non-Aircon

o Tricycle from drop – off  to Campuyo

o Privately- operated pumpboat  use for the cruises.

                PhP 2,700.00

ACCOMMODATION within the vicinity

o COTTAGES ON THE SAND BAR

      Daytime 8AM – 5PM – PhP 2,000.00

      Overnight – PhP 3,500.00

o AROMA BEACH RESORT  

                Tel. No. 035 404 – 1136; 404 – 1250

Visits can be arranged through Manjuyod SB Office

 Tel. No. 035  404  1136 ; 404 – 1250